Relaxing, chill gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I love this game, just turn on a good Podcast and have it on in the background and enjoy a chill fishing experience.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Fishing: Barents Sea
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 80%Mostly Positive · 80%Misc Games2018Fishing · Simulation
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A slow, relaxing commercial fishing sim with pleasant atmosphere and ship progression, but dated, grindy, repetitive and bug-prone. Skip it if you want depth or polish.
Great for
Patient players who want a chill, podcast-friendly fishing and boat progression game, ideally on sale
Main risk
Bugs, crashes and lost progress, plus repetitive gameplay that runs out of content with no dev support
What players love
Satisfying boat progression and crew
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“You save money, buy bigger ships, make more money. Hire crew, buy a bigger boat, catch mountains of fish and earn mountains of cash.”
Steam review · 39.1 h played ↗
Authentic commercial fishing feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I work in the commercial fishing industry and even though this game isn’t 100% accurate it’s still pretty close.”
Steam review · 59.6 h played ↗
Atmospheric visuals, weather and waves
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“It looks stunning, especially at night with the waves & the Aurora Borealis overhead.”
Steam review · 41.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs and glitches
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“is a ok game then your game gets ruined by all the bugs really dont bother”
Steam review · 100.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, grindy and slow
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it only takes a very short time to notice that you are only really waiting for the next thing.”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Crashes and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“constant crashing and my save game corrupts. support is terrible”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
Too little content, too easy
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“i beat the game in 15 hours.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Last update was in 2022, multiple bugs that have never been addressed”
Steam review · 92.9 h played ↗
Poor optimization and high GPU load
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the optimisation issues are the worst I have ever witnessed in a game”
Steam review · 78.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista/7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 or better or comparable AMD card)
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorQuad-Core Processor with 3 GHz or better recommended
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 3 GB+ RAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 or better or comparable AMD card)
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows Vista/7/8/10 64-bit
Processor3 GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 or better or comparable AMD card)
Storage10 GB available space
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